Godfather Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Worldly genius
"Napoleon represented to him the worldly genius that, at the same time, failed."
From the dictionary:
worldly
1: devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion
2: sophisticated
Do you think 1 is an appropriate translation in this context?
From the dictionary:
worldly
1: devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion
2: sophisticated
Do you think 1 is an appropriate translation in this context?
Top answer
It is certainly more appropriate than 2.
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I don't see why 2 wouldn't be appropriate. Is there something unsophisticated about Napoleon's genius?
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